Empowerment: The Present and Future of Tobacco Control
Thursday, September 21st
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
UNM Continuing Education Building
1634 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Free to attend!
Register now as space is limited to 125 in-person registrants! Virtual option available!
Special Guest Speaker
New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Howie C. Morales
Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales, raised in Silver City, New Mexico, has spent his whole life working to improve the lives of people in his community and across our state. He served in the New Mexico Legislature on the Legislative Finance Committee for 11 years. A classroom teacher and proven leader who stands up for seniors and public education, he said “No more cuts to New Mexico’s classrooms.” Howie Morales has fought to protect our most vulnerable communities and local schools, to build a fair economy that works for all of us, and to move New Mexico forward.
Since 2008, Howie has been an aggressive leader for children and classrooms in the State Senate, fighting for his district, and to make every corner of New Mexico a better place to live. He has pushed for progressive policies such as universal health care. He fought for rural and tribal economic development, and he fought to protect veterans’ and senior services across the state, and mental health programs.
An experienced leader with solutions, Howie Morales has a solid record helping to lead the effort to meet our state’s big challenges for better jobs and wages, and real improvements to public education.
Join us for a day of meaningful and relevant workshops and activities, and for the networking that will be facilitated – our field doesn’t often have this opportunity to come together for this degree of diverse education topics and discussion. The 3 tracks this year include:
◊ Youth Priority Population
◊ Policy and Advocacy in Public Health
◊ Variable Issues in Tobacco Control
*Approved for 5 Social Worker CEU's and 5 Community Health Worker CEU's*
Erik Ewers has worked with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for more than 30 years, including nearly all of his single and multi-episodic films. He currently serves as Ken’s senior editor and as co-director and editor of Ewers Brothers Productions, a preferred collaborative company in the co-creation of Ken’s films. Erik has been nominated for more than seven personal and program Emmy Awards and has won one editing Emmy and three program Emmys, as well as two prestigious ACE Eddie Award nominations and one ACE win for “Best Edited Documentary of 2015.” Erik is an expert in all aspects of filmmaking, having served as music producer, writer, director, film producer, picture editor, and sound effects, music, and dialogue editor. In 2015, Erik collaborated with Ken to create the two-hour PBS film THE MAYO CLINIC: FAITH, HOPE, SCIENCE, serving as producer, director and editor
Hershel Walker Clark, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, received his Bachelor of Science degree in American Indian Studies from Arizona State University and earned his Master of Public Health degree from University of Arizona. For the past eight years, Mr. Clark has worked in tobacco control and prevention as a public health researcher, advocate, and advisor. Mr. Clark’s professional experience has allowed him to understand the needs, challenges, and triumphs that American Indians face, specifically when it comes to tobacco control concerns. Mr. Clark help led the passing of the “Navajo Niłch' Éí Bee Ííná — Air is Life Act of 2021”, a comprehensive commercial tobacco smoke-free policy for the Navajo Nation. Mr. Clark believes the use of tobacco is sacred for many Indigenous tribes and must be reclaim through western and traditional approaches that include comprehensive commercial tobacco policies throughout Indian Country. Mr. Clark currently is the Program Manager for the Southwest Navajo Tobacco Education and Prevention Project, a non-profit organization to address commercial tobacco and prevention in the Navajo Nation.
Clinton Isham is the Tribal Relations Consultant with the Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, will provide an overview of his work leading a national smokefree Tribal casino campaign. His presentation will focus on the significance of ceremonial tobacco, Tribal sovereignty, and culturally-responsive tobacco prevention strategies. Mr. Isham will share how to build collaborative partnerships to engage effectively with Tribal leaders and Tribal gaming leaders alike. Attendees will learn the latest trends in smokefree casino data and industry evaluation results on patron smoking preferences. Attendees will be equipped with simple action steps to support smokefree Tribal casinos and other Tribal entities.
LeAnn Allison, Director of the Nicotine Use Prevention and Control (NUPAC) program for New Mexico Department of Health. She is a lifelong resident of New Mexico, born in Albuquerque and raised in Rio Rancho. LeAnn graduated from New Mexico State University in 2006, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Community Health and a minor in Counseling & Educational Psychology. LeAnn was the first college graduate on either side of her family.
Bryan Coleman is currently the Director of Experiential Learning and Mobilization at Truth Initiative. He brings more than a decade of experience using human centered design and experiential learning methodology to develop immersive content for youth serving institutions and practitioners engaging young leaders. As a facilitator, he uses strategies designed to cultivate and encourage collaborative work anchored by group facilitation, cross-cultural dynamics, and equity driven content. Bryan earned his undergraduate degree at Bucknell University and several certifications through the Sustained Dialogue Institute. His passions include dreaming big, critiquing everything, and empowering the next generation of leaders. At home he enjoys watching all things Star Trek with his partner Eric and puppy Sofiya.
Marisa Katz is a staff attorney at the Public Health Law Center at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, MN. She provides legal technical assistance on commercial tobacco control issues to public health organizations, legal professionals, and advocates throughout the United States. Marisa was formerly a litigator for eighteen years, including most recently as a partner at a Minneapolis law firm specializing in class action litigation on behalf of consumers and employees. Earlier in her career, Marisa was a staff attorney at Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, Inc., where she provided civil legal services to low-income individuals in New Orleans, LA. She received her law degree from Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College.
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